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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />though sare individual landowners may favor the plan. Cost of land was <br /> <br />estimated to be $4,500 per acre. The total estimated =st would be about <br /> <br />$27.8 million annually. <br /> <br />Advantages: <br /> <br />o Removes the effect of Wellton-M:lhawk. drainage water. <br /> <br />o No water right issue is involved. <br /> <br />o J\d:li.tional Colorado River water is made available for use elsewhere <br /> <br />in the State of Arizona. <br /> <br />Disadvantages: <br /> <br />o M:>re =stly than operating the YDP. <br /> <br />o Intense local and state opposition is eJ<peCted. <br /> <br />o Major social, e=nClllic, and erwironroontal inpacts eJ<peCted ..mosa <br /> <br />=st were not factored into this =st estimate. <br /> <br />o Not a total solution to the problem of rreeting Minute No. 242 if <br />the salinity of water arriving at Inperial Dam is below 830 p/m. <br /> <br />status: No further action planned on this altenlative. <br /> <br />B3. Purcha..qe of Water Riahts bv F~ral Government (exc1nning <br /> <br />Wellton-M:lhawk.\ <br /> <br />'!his plan has a potential savings $17.4 million. Water rights would be <br /> <br />purchased fran grmoers wishing to retire marginally productive lands. <br /> <br />Water nonnally allotted to the retired lands would be used as substitute <br /> <br />.-,....'11\. .-.,. ~ <br />f."" _,,~ :: 'I!.~!.'> t; ;', "l " ;::!""'. t.j <br />R( t(~~i\~ t ~".})--}~{ j- <br /> <br />S ~ ~ n ~,- ,">',~ <br />Sl". '"J <br />1 t; :~) ~,:z.~ <br />w- i.,,o1,. ~.... t..,. <br /> <br />~.,'I,\ <br />f/ ,:" ~ <br />'i ',. <br />1 :u <br /> <br />r:rEV <br /> <br />t."'I!:t' "-'~. <br />., It fi,~ ' ~ <br />\... -.._ "'".. 1 <br />" , " "'>I <br />...l' H.>i i <br />